Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-27

lut ulftluttl0u W oetuk WV 'H~te f~N'-
es,. was wrapped in poetic contempla-
ton. She knew that Mrs. Downs had
fallen under public disapproba,loa be.
eaute Of q lose-let,sr that had been found
by some one. addressed to her aud 10 Mr..
Colion's Handwriting.
O,her people saw the reprehensib!e
married hit accepting proies,a,ions OF
love from a gentleman aequalniAnec.
Not SO. Miss Cora. Thi. Byronic state
OF affair. did 10, 40 n.ich shock her NOR
al s,nsibili,iss. a. It presented a theme
for her muse TO portray the sgonies OF
misplaced affection. Viewing the whole
matter simply a, an abstraction. she sur.
rsp,iiiou,ly drew out her hymn-bOok and
.lyly peneiIled on the margin;
Let the cold world deriie me.
will bat lore thee more.
whatever fate beiiio thee
Here she stopped. the only rhyme that
suggested ii.eli being ''soie.' Suug.
sling with the situation. she had jus,
changed the line. III will no. shed thy
gore" to my heart bat can adore"
when ,he was recalled to herself by the
sourd Of Mr. Shows voice as be finished
reading the usual lis, Of notices.
~ mo., painful circumstances having
arisen, that seriously affects Us as COM
muni,y as we'll as congregation. since
il compromises the good names Of two OF
our members. | feel /, duty to afford
an opportunity Tor fall explanation.
The congregation il invited to meet at
the parsonage tomorrow evening a. eish,
O'Clock. hope tha, every msmoer OF
,ki. congregation will be present"
Aher iha, l, ms,tersd little whether
the sermon was a marvel Of tfillianey or
the dulles, di'qui,i,ion ,hl, ever bored a
long suffering audience. No oae paid
the slishtss, attention 10 IL. except old
M.jor Dor. who wa. 80 deaf that he
only caught .boai oae word in ten. aud
had thu, missed the story Of the love.lst-
ter thA, the school teacher had written
10 Mrs. Downs.
After the conclusion Of the services,
Mrs. Cowle.. Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Martha
and Mrs Jeffrey stopped In the aisle for
= moments conference.
"I shall take Beatrice Cenei out Of the
school," said Mrs Jeffrey. "No child
Of mins shall be under the instruction Of
teacher who writes love. e.ls,,srs TO
married woman"
"And to ,hink ,h., Mr.. Snow should
a,,emp, to cover |, up and excuse H.!
added Mrs Cowles "i don't know ba,
We shall be obliged TO withdraw from the
church. My husband ,hink' there Is
grrA, deal OF corruption among ministers
,horsslve. nowadays"
Certainly no one was better able TO de-
i,ci corruption anywhere than Mr.. Cowles
II A.lf the stories Of bis own immoral es-
espads. could be relied upon. Hut Mrs.
Cowle,' friend. remained diserse,ly ST.
Leo, on this point.
81 shall no, allow Cora to 20 TO the
parsonage tomorrow evening" in,erpos'
ed Mrs. Brown. III think the discussion
Of such subjects has a NOS, demorAliIing
sdse, on young people. IL Is a dsPlor.
able affair all round"
Ba, when the evening came Cora did
20. More than that. TO her mothers
grea, horror, she crossed the room and
"a, down by Jack Downs and bis wife,
who .i alone together on the long sofa,
although gres, many were standing up
around the large parlor.
This Was not 90 much from sympathy
with Mrs. Downs, asa professional in-
s,inc, such as tha, which impes a sur.
geoa to Investigate all sorts Of pa,holog.
zeal mons,rosi,ies. She wanted 10 Oh.
serve for herself the ravAges Of remorse.
humiliation aud unhappy love, the bet.
ter TO finish her poem.
But Mrs. Downs was as pretty. As gay
and as nonehAlant as ever. Onee or
twice she whispered behind her fan to her
husband; and once she actually laughed,
which 80 outraged the sensibiliiss OF the
more severely yiriuoa, ma'rons iha, they
shudiered with horror
Mr.. Cotton was iom,niic looking
Young man. with disheyslsd hair. and a
look Of general shrewdnes'. lie had
lately come 70 Pine Falls as . teacher.
and now stood leaning ssAins, the man
tel. Hi. romantic sppeararce. 80 s'irae-
tive TO the ladies. Was due to his hair,
which be wore long on secoun, Of his
ears. they being enormously large. aud
an interesting pallor which was caused
by dyspepsia, aud no. unhappy love, as
the young ladies supposed.
III have here" said Mr.. Snow, "a let
ter which has been theme Of much se-
we're comment. The envelope is address
ed 10 Mrs. Downs, and 1t wss picked up
in the street by Mrs. Martins little son.
who took |, TO his fathers grocery. The
contents are Ia different penman'hiP.
with Mr.. Coltoa's name as q signature.
| will ask Mr.. Colioa TO make an expla'
nation, which will. 10 doubt. be salts.
factory"
"ss,i.f,e,oy!' repeated Mr.. cowls.,
with mors .piri, than pOliien,s, 81,
seems to me tha, whea a man writes IN
tha, ,i,e to another mans wife. calling
her husband = base wre,eh"-here be
Cas-, an indignant glance At Jack Downs
-"snd urging her TO run away with
him, q satisfactory explanation Is no. an
easy mattel.
"You are mistaken. sir" answered
Mr.. Cotton. IAN explanation in this
case is very easily made. am mem.
Der Of an amateur theatrical club, and l
wrote out my part at Mr.. Downs one